Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide — The Oscar-winning actor and comedian was 63 — Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at age 63, according to police in Marin County, Calif. — The full statement is below. … Williams' publicist Mara Buxbaum told The Hollywood Reporter …

Robin Williams dies at 63 in apparent suicide — Oscar-winning actor and comic Robin Williams died Monday at 63 of an apparent suicide, the Marin County Sheriff's Office confirmed. — Around 11:55 a.m. Monday, sheriff's officials said, a 911 call came in about a man who was unresponsive in his home in Tiburon.

Robin Williams dead at 63 — Oscar winner and comedian Robin Williams died this morning at 63. While his publicist wouldn't confirm that it was a suicide, they did issue this statement. “Robin Williams passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late.

Obama seeks Iraq regime change — The White House on Monday took new diplomatic steps to force Iraq's prime minister from power as it looked for ways to stop fighters with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from gaining a deeper foothold in the country.

Customer finds Nazi symbol on her chicken sandwich — MOREHEAD CITY, CARTERET COUNTY - — A Carteret County mother makes a shocking discovery when she goes to eat her chicken sandwich from a McDonald's drive-thru in Morehead City. That customer, Charleigh Matice, said when she went …

Democrats Pay Black Staffers 30% Less — Campaign staffers who are people of color routinely get paid less than their white counterparts, and are often given less glamorous jobs. How an antiquated understanding of race relations results in minority staffers getting the short shrift.

String of same-sex marriage rulings broken — For the first time in nearly fourteen months, a state's ban on same-sex marriage has withstood a constitutional challenge in court. A state judge in Tennessee ruled last week that “neither the Federal Government nor another state should be allowed …

“The Enthusiasm Gap was Taken to the Woodshed” — Regular readers might guess this excerpt from a Chris Cillizza post is sweet music to my ears: … The 2012 numbers show an “enthusiasm gap” favoring Republicans similar to that being shown by similar polls today.

Intel Chief Blasts Obama — As the world watches the strengthening of global jihadist movements - from ISIS to al Qaeda to dozens of affiliated and like-minded groups - one of those inside the U.S. government who was most vocal about the growing threats is leaving his position.

The Right-Wing Press' New Climate Change Lie — No, global warming is not on “hiatus” — Norman Loeb, an atmospheric scientist with NASA, gave a crash course in climate change science for the public at Virginia Air and Space Center on Tuesday. He talked about all the evidence that the planet is warming …

Is the Tea Party Express Just a Fundraising Scam? — $9.5 million raised, at a cost of $8 million, with less than $400,000 going to candidates. — What would you consider a charity that raised almost $10 million, but actually used less than 5% of that total on its mission and programs?

Another Hole in the Halbig Verdict — It is no secret that the people bringing the challenge to the Obamacare subsidies in the Halbig and King cases—challenges now seeking review from both the full D.C. federal appellate bench and the U.S. Supreme Court after federal appellate courts …

97 Year-Old Woman Denied The Right To Vote Because Of Voter ID — “97 Year-Old Woman Denied The Right To Vote Because Of Voter ID” Share: — Last Tuesday, Beth Hiller, a 97 year-old nursing home resident from Topeka, Kansas, boarded a shuttle along with several other residents of the nursing home's health care unit.

DEA IMPROPERLY PAID $854,460 FOR PASSENGER LISTS — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration paid an Amtrak secretary $854,460 over nearly 20 years to obtain confidential information about train passengers, which the DEA could have lawfully obtained for free through a law enforcement network …

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